The Lan Clan was famous for its power, wielding authority that extended beyond the city it was based. And hailing from its main family line, being a Superior Invoker atop that for years at a stretch, Sturrala had obtained a lot of connections.
And among that, she nurtured a team specialised for the needs she desired, having already dispatched a team of experts in the fields of geography, climate, architecture, etc. to the archipelago.
Using their help, she had been accumulating information about the place. The reason she had decided upon this place was that despite its abundance of resources, no power dared to set foot there, for it always resulted in a loss-making venture, as evidenced by history.
